“Michelle Fleetwood, Water Tupelo Wood, Virginia” © Stu Jenks 2021, 60 inches tall.
Not for sale. Soon to be delivered to Ms. Fleetwood in Atlanta.
Michelle was my partner and co-worker at Pima County Adult Probation in Tucson, Arizona from the late 1990's into the early 2000's. When we were interviewing applicants for her eventual position, I told my boss that if you hired that arrogant, know-it-all son of a bitch instead of Michelle Fleetwood, I was going to quit. He didn't believe me. He should have. We did hire Michelle. I didn't quit.
Michelle is as wacky as I am. We got along famously. I missed her terribly after she left Adult Probation for greener pastures.
We have stayed friends since our time at Pima County APO. She now lives and works in the Atlanta area. Now that I'm back in The South, I need to drive down and give her a post-COVID hug and hand over her walking stick to her.
She is part of my extended family, the crazy side that everyone loves.
See you soon, Michelle. Love you.
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